![]() ![]() King Louie Bankston formed the garage rock band, The Persuaders in 1996, along with Jason Panzer on guitar, and Shaggy on drums. ![]() They are on the Tuff Break record roster and were based out of Oakland. After over a decade of no communication the two had reformed and were making records and touring throughout the year. Terry and Louie is a return to Louie's Exploding Hearts writing and playing with bandmate Terry. The Royal Pendletons put out their first 7-inch on Goner Records in 1995, and in 1998 put out a full-length LP on Sympathy for the Record Industry with producer Alex Chilton entitled Oh Yeah, Baby. The RP's were known to have over 100 songs and usually played from open to close at New Orleans venues Checkpoint Charlie's, Benny's and Barristers (Memphis). Not concentrating on the studio or recording side of their set the band has little to show for their efforts. The band achieved in the pre-internet years what is now known as a " Buzz Band " status today. King Louie helped found the Royal Pendletons in 1991 along with Michael Hurtt on guitar/vocals, J. He lived in New Orleans, Portland, Oregon, and Memphis, Tennessee. ![]() Bankston later played music based out of Oakland, California. He released 53 records in the vinyl format. Bankston toured Europe and the United States, since the early 1990s. He was best known for his work in the Royal Pendletons, The Persuaders, The Exploding Hearts, and The King Louie One Man Band. Associated early on with garage punk, he abandoned the genre in 1998 and focused on Louisiana swamp pop, boogie woogie, boogie rock, and power pop. Louis Paul Bankston (Decem – February 12, 2022), better known as King Louie Bankston, was an American rock and roll musician from New Orleans. ![]()
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